Taishan Medical University

Taishan Medical University (TSMC) China

Taishan Medical University (泰山医学院) , located in Taian, Shandong, China, was founded in 1891 as the Huamei Hospital Medical School. The university was co-founded with Gonghe Medical School in 1903. Taishan Medical University was originally named Medical College of Qilu University in 1903. In 1952, the Medical College of Qilu University merged with Shandong Medical College. In 1970, Shandong Medical College merged with Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and moved to the Loude district of Xintai, a suburb of Taian. The Loude Branch College of Shandong Medical College was founded in 1974 and then was moved to Taian City in 1979. Its name was changed into the Taian Branch College of Shandong Medical College. With the approval of the State Council in 1981, its name was then changed to Taishan Medical University.

Taishan Medical University covers an area of 200 hectares with a construction area of 780,000 square meters. The university now has fixed assets valued at RMB 1.36 billion Yuan including teaching, science and research equipment with a total value of more than 156 million Yuan. The students have access to 2,560,000 books including 1,170,000 e-books. The university has one affiliated hospital, 11 non-direct affiliated hospitals and more than 230 practice and internship bases.

The University has 1,500 faculty and staff members. There are 1,100 full-time teachers, of which 450 are assistant professors and above, 14 enjoy special governmental allowances financed by the State Council. We have 10 young outstanding contribution experts and the best medical system talents of Shandong province, 7 state teachers of excellence, 6 famous provincial teachers and one professor titled “Taishan Scholar”. Taishan Medical University also has 15 academicians serving as our university’s professors. The university has School of Basic Medicine, Radiology College, Nursing College, Pharmacy College, School of Public Health, School of Stomatology, School of Human Sports Science, School of Bioscience, School of Population and Family Planning, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Information Engineering, School of Foreign Languages, Management College, International Education College, Continuing Education College, Department of Social Sciences. The total number of undergraduates and college students now exceeds 20,000 plus 600 postgraduates and 13,000 students for adult education. They come from 18 provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China. There are also 500 international students mainly from Asia, Africa and America.

Taishan Medical University passed the Undergraduate Teaching Standard Evaluation by Ministry of Education in November 2006 and received an award for excellence. The University has 19 scientific research institutes: Institute of Atherosclerosis, Institute of Radiation Technology, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Neurobiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Institute of Sports Medicine, Institute of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Reproductive Health, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Larithmics, Institute of Mount Tai Culture, Institute of Immunology, Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute of Health Policy and Management, Institute of Medical Humanities and Institute of Brain Science. Pharmacology, Medical Imaging & Nuclear Medicine and Pathogenic Biology are Provincial key disciplines of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, among which Pharmacology is provincial characteristic key discipline; Medical Imaging, Geriatrics and Epilepsy Diagnosis and Treat Center are provincial key disciplines of Medical and Health; The laboratory of Cerebral Microcirculation and laboratory of Atherosclerosis are provincial key laboratories of the Twelfth Five-Year; Pathology & Pathophysiology holds a provincial “Taishan Scholar” position

During the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan”, we have undertaken 1,200 science and research projects, of which 24 are nation-level projects, 61 are province-level projects and 261 are city-level projects. Taishan Medical University received 137 scientific research awards, published more than 3,000 scientific and teaching research articles, of which 80 can be retrieved in SCI and EI. Our University has published over 200 written textbooks on a wide range of medical topics. Our teachers are editors-in-chief or associate editors of 30 Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education planning books. We are proud to have more than 30 patents.

The University develops international cooperative education, scientific research, medical, cultural exchanges and cooperation, establishes relatively stable academic exchange and cooperative relationship with universities of 22 nations and regions like the U.S., Japan, Korea, UK, Ukraine, Singapore. We select outstanding teachers and researchers to go abroad to give lectures and seminars each year, and have exchange programs for undergraduate and postgraduate students with Japan and Korea. Moreover, we receive overseas students. In the year 2010, the university was listed by the Ministry of Education as one of the Medical Undergraduate Education (offered in English) Institutions for overseas students. In June 2011, the university was authorized by national Hanban to hold tests for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK). The university was recognized as one of the first 16 academies and colleges to accept the overseas student scholarship issued by Shandong Province. We positively develop cooperative education programs with foreign countries. Cooperating with the University of Hertfordshire, We recruit students majored in Medical Imaging, Nursing, Pharmacy and Marketing Management; cooperating with the University of Chonbuk National University, we recruit students majored in Clinical medicine; cooperating with Yonsei University, we recruit students majored in Medical imaging.

The University always pays strict attention to education and teaching, eternally focusing on teaching quality. Taishan Medical University follows the spirit of our mottos: “Scale the heights” and “understanding morality and conduct, discovering the essence of knowledge, studying the truth, and insisting on the truth”. Our university also gets many annual honors from the Publicity Ministry, the Central Commission of China Youth League, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Shandong Province. Senior middle school students make Taishan Medical University their first choice compared to similar universities in the province. Our graduates also have better chances in acquiring a job, and are very popular employees at their respective firms.